Frankenhooker

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Writer/director Frank Henenlotter improvised the basic story at a pitch meeting. After getting the o [...]	D
Louise Lasser had to use cue cards as a sickness prevented her from learning her lines. Her voice wa [...]	D
Before getting into acting in 1987, Patty Mullen was Penthouse Pet of the Month for August 1986.	D
Louise Lasser had just recovered from being sick and hence could hardly speak when she shot her scen [...]	D
Patty Mullen's first starring role and third role in her career. It also ended up being her last rol [...]	D
Once the Frankenhooker creation (Patty Mullen) is walking and talking every one of her lines is some [...]	D
They had numerous body parts on set as props and such, and while some were flexible and more functio [...]	D
The film ran into trouble when it went before the MPAA ratings board, and Henenlotter recalls then h [...]	D
They eventually cut an 'R' rated film to market in addition to the unrated, and one of the trims nee [...]	D
The film was made back to back with Basket Case 2, and both movies were shot at New York City's Pier [...]	D
Dario Argento opined this film was one of the best of 1990.	D
Jeffrey hides the VHS tape of the news report on Elizabeth's death in a hollowed-out copy of Gray's [...]	D
The purple nipple reveal during her initial strip down originally included purple pubic hair as well [...]	D
The scene where Jeffrey goes driving looking for ladies of the night to provide body parts was filme [...]	D
The brain with the eye in the beginning of the film is based on the advertisements for Il cervello c [...]	D
The film cost $1.5 million making it Henenlotter's most expensive (at the time), but there were stil [...]	D
John Zacherle (Zacherly), host of Chiller and Shock Theater on different TV stations, cameos as the [...]	D
As of 2019, the only Frank Henenlotter film not to begin with the letter "B".	D
In the opening scene at the birthday party, Patty Mullen wears body padding to make her character El [...]	D
"Huevos Grandes", the name of the bar, literally means "big eggs" in Spanish. The slang meaning woul [...]	D
Patty Mullens first encounter with a paying john features David Lipman who also had a small role in [...]	D
Beverly Bonner plays "Casey", a character that appears in Basket Case (1982), Brain Damage (La maled [...]	D
Elizabeth doesn't become Frankenhooker until 56 minutes into the movie.	D
The hooker talk show is a parody of The Morton Downey Jr. Show (1987).	D
The interior of the Franken family garage is intentionally four times as large as the exterior, as s [...]	D
Elizabeth--who becomes Frankenhooker--has the last name of Shelley. This is an homage to Mary Shelle [...]	D
"This was never meant to be a horror film," says Henenlotter. Apparently he received complaints that [...]	D
The song playing on the radio during the impromptu dance party with the hookers and the drugs is cal [...]	D
Frank Henenlotter's hand is seen in the opening credits.	D
Henenlotter used the fake title Frankenstein '90 in official communications (and on copies of the sc [...]	D
The Swedish passerby wearing the Batman shirt in Times Square is played by Avind Harum, who had prev [...]	D
This was Henenlotter's first SAG film meaning he was using actors who were members of the guild, but [...]	D
Bill Murray is a big fan of this movie, and publicly endorsed it around the time of its release.	D
This film took 12 years to make.	D
The final shot -"the surprise ending!" per Lorinz required he spend five hours secured into the tabl [...]	D

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